HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2947
טֶ֫פַח
te.phach — handbreadth
1) span, width of the hand, hand breadth 1a) a unit of measurement, measurement of length 2) coping (an architectural term)
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Handbreadth
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2948
טֹ֫פַח
to.phach — handbreadth
span, hand breadth
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →Historical dictionary entry
A measure of four fingers, equal to about four inches (Ex. 25:25; 37:12; Ps. 39:5, etc.).
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.